Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor-designate Braj Mohan Ram arrived in the state on Saturday and will take oath of office at 11 am on Sunday, October 18, at the newly constructed Abhishek Hall of Lok Bhawan in Bhubaneswar.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy, Chief Secretary Anu Garg, Additional Chief Secretary of the Home Department Hemanta Sharma, Director General of Police Vinaytosh Mishra and other officials received him at Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar.Ram departed from Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi at 11.30 am on a special aircraft and arrived at Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar at 12.30 pm. He was accorded a ceremonial welcome and a Guard of Honour at the airport.Following his arrival, the Governor-designate along with his family members will travel to Puri by road. He is scheduled to reach Lok Bhawan in Puri at 2.40 pm, where he will have lunch and take a brief rest.At 5.30 pm, Ram will visit the Shree Jagannath Temple to offer prayers and seek the blessings of Lord Jagannath. He will leave Puri at 6.15 pm and return to Lok Bhawan in Bhubaneswar, arriving at around 7.25 pm.Preparations are underway for his arrival and the swearing-in ceremony on Sunday.The oath-taking ceremony at the newly constructed Abhishek Hall of Lok Bhawan is scheduled to begin at 11 am on October 18.
Odisha Governor-designate Braj Mohan Ram arrives in Bhubaneswar
